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Astronaut- One roadblock to growth is your own sense of importance. Take a lesson from Astronaut on how to give up to gain more.
Rock Pebbles and Sand - Get the priorities right. Spending too much time on the wrong priorities can be very damaging.
99 Free Online Classes on Business and Entrepreneurship - Are you looking to take business and entrepreneurship classes but are worried about the money and time availability? The courses here are all free and can be taken at your own leisure. They're recommended to anyone starting an online business!
Find your Sweet Spot - Wondering if you're doing the right thing? Do this simple exercise to find your 'sweet spot!'
Top 12 Books for Entrepreneurs - There's no doubt that knowledge is power and the books listed here are a must read for those starting their own online business. In fact, these books have been selected exclusively for Internet startups. They're divided into two categories – those for startups in the concept stage and for those startups in launch mode.

The Long Tail and Internet Startups - Understanding The Long Tail provides an important strategic edge for Internet Startups. Where you choose to play in the tail defines how you should approach your market, and this post gives some good insight in it.
5 Reasons to Market Test your Startup Idea - After brainstorming an idea for a new product or service, the first question an entrepreneur should ask themselves is 'Will it Work'? Market testing; obtaining proof of concept or de-risking an idea, is an imperative in formulating a business and should be considered early in the first stages of a startup. Here, five important benefits of market testing are listed.
New Construction: Web Real Estate Basics - Want to own and develop a web property? Here are 10 important points you should consider before going for it.

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Creating Significance in a World of Abundance - In today’s economy, much of the value and margin in a product or service is created by significance, and here are three ways that you can differentiate your service and create significance.
Are you competing on price or value? - Price competition or value based competition? That's something all business owners have to choose from when they start their business. But wouldn’t it be great to have both? Check out the new path advocated by us: The Hybrid Offering.
An Evaluation of Popular Project Management Tools - Anyone with a lack of expertise with MS Project, but have the need to share project tasks within teams internally, will find the evaluation of these six different project management tools very useful in helping to find a suitable tool for their needs.
Milestone Plan - Many startups feel they don’t have time to create and manage project plans. Others spend too much time on tedious methodology steps. Use Milestone Plans to strike the right balance – easily and quickly.

Infantry, Calvary and Medics - Are your responsibilities growing faster than your staff? This technique helps you identify who should do what, provides insight into where your next hires need to be and helps you measure personnel effectiveness.
Building Trust with your Online Users - When starting a web business, most startups don’t often consider how important it is to convey credibility and establish trust with a client on their site. This post will give you pointers on what to do.
Alternatives to Guru.com - Guru.com is a great source in locating freelance talent in website design, programming, graphic design. But if you're out to try something new, we've listed some alternatives you can choose from.
Different kinds of Cheap - If you examine the value delivered by different “Cheap” resources, you’ll find that there are many different kinds of cheap. These different kinds of cheap provide the entrepreneur with different kinds of power and require different kinds of interactions. Here, four different kinds of Cheap are described along with a fifth category describing what you may find as you break out of The Cheap Zone in pursuit of value.

First Real Client - You’ve outlined them in your business plan, now find them and close them. The first ones are usually very different than the rest. This remedy shows how to best take advantage of those differences
99 Free Online Classes on Business and Entrepreneurship - Are you looking to take business and entrepreneurship classes but are worried about the money and time availability? The courses here are all free and can be taken at your own leisure. They're recommended to anyone starting an online business!
25 Nearly Free Ways to Market your Business - Marketing is an important aspect of growing your business, especially for cash strapped start-ups so learn how you can do it at minimal costs or no cost at all!
15 Do-It-Yourself PR Ideas - It’s hard to allocate where your money should be spent when you’re a startup and you sometimes have to stretch every dollar. Bootstrapping doesn’t have to be hard though. If you decide to promote your own company, read on for nearly free fifteen do-it-yourself tactics and get ahead of your competition!
25 Free (and Useful) SEO Tools - The Web is full of free SEO tools that you can do yourself. We've been bookmarking these tools as we come across them leading us to this post – a list of the top free, useful SEO tools we've found so far on the web. Be sure to take a look!

Free Fundability Quiz - Do you have what it takes to raise capital for your startup? Take this simple, free quiz, to see where you stand.
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Win Capital for Your Startup - Not all are start-ups are fortunate enough to obtain funding. An alternative to seeking VCs (or at least as a way to buy time), is to go to family and friends and maybe angel investors. If you're in between and looking for another option - it's time to enter Business Plan Competitions. How can you enter these contests and win your startup capital? Check out this post for information and eligibility requirements.